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Private Adam Gordon Kelly

 

AG Kelly

 

Private Adam Gordon Kelly, V Corps Cyclist (North Irish Horse) Regiment, Service Nos 923 (NIH), 71162 (Corps of Hussars). Born Armagh, Crague. Enlisted Newtown. Residence Keady, County Armagh. Son of Adam and Cecilia Maria Kelly of Armaghbreague, Keady, County Armagh. Killed in action on 26 August 1918, aged 28. Buried at Ovillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France, grave XIII.W.10. His gravestone inscription reads:

71162 PRIVATE

A. G. KELLY

NORTH IRISH HORSE

26TH AUGUST 1918 AGE 28

 

 

 

Image 1 kindly provided by Richard Evans. See his website Nelson, Glamorgan and the Great War http://www.nelson-ww1-memorial.org.uk. Image 2 kindly provided by David Hawthorne.